Category: From the Principal

By Liz Day-Liebelt,12th May 2017

New Principal I am delighted with the appointment of Richard Anderson as the next Principal of St John’s Grammar School. He is an exceptional educator, a respected leader in the educational community, and he is passionate about the future success of our School. The Chair of the St John’s Grammar School Board, Mr Arndrae Luks, … Read more

By Liz Day-Liebelt,23rd March 2017

Australian Student Academic Results Recent media reports have reported negatively on Australian student performance in the OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), saying that Australian student performance has declined. This is only part of the story and not entirely true, because when the results of Australian Independent students are separated from all Australian school … Read more

By Liz Day-Liebelt,9th March 2017

ELC Naming Ceremony Last week we held a naming ceremony for the ELC building, now named the Peter and Elaine Mussared building. This building together with the Rectory forms the ELC campus. Mr Peter Mussared has been a long-time, loyal and avid supporter of St John’s Grammar, and with 14 grandchildren journeying through the School … Read more

By Liz Day-Liebelt,8th December 2016

New Staff for the Secondary Campus In Food Technology we have Emily Jones, a recent graduate and a very successful chef. Her current employer (since 2012) is the Playford Adelaide, M Gallery Collection where she has supervised and trained a team of apprenticed and new kitchen staff. Prior to this she was the Sous Chef … Read more